Dark Souls 3 may be the first crack in the armor — the first sign that FromSoftware cannot quite keep up with the breathless pace it has set for itself.

Following 2014's Dark Souls 2 and 2015's Bloodborne, From has released a full game in its signature action role-playing style every spring — not to mention a full redesign of Dark Souls 2 as well. It's a release schedule that seems harsh when it comes to shooters like Call of Duty; for 50-plus-hour RPG epics, it's downright unfathomable.

For the third year in a row, the studio has pulled it off, and Dark Souls 3 remains a deep, complicated, fascinating experience. Dark Souls 3 is a long shot from the well-honed RPG experience I've come to expect from the series.
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